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MODALITY AND THEORY OF MIND ELEMENTS ACROSS LANGUAGES
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| By: |
Werner Abraham (Editor), Elisabeth Leiss (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£128.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3110270196 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783110270198 |
| Publisher: |
WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO |
| Pub. date: |
18 May, 2012 |
| Series: |
Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TILSM] v. 243 |
| Pages: |
460 |
| Description: |
Modality and Theory of Mind Elements across Languages |
| Synopsis: |
Modality is the way a speaker modifies her declaratives and other speech acts to optimally assess the common ground of knowledge and belief of the addressee with the aim to optimally achieve understanding and an assessment of relevant information exchange. The contributions in this collection provide insight into modal techniques used in various languages from different areas of the world. |
| Illustrations: |
24 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, 24 schw.-w. Abb., 8 |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Mouton de Gruyter |
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Non-returnable |
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